Q86. Which of the following statements about the poem “Night of the Scorpion” do you find correct ?
A The villagers found the scorpion that had bitten the mother in the rice barn. B The peasants called a doctor who gave medicine to the mother and cured her. C The mother died because of the scorpion sting. D The father was a rationalist yet he tried every curse and blessing, powder, mixture, herb and hybrid. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The father was a rationalist yet he tried every curse and blessing, powder, mixture, herb and hybrid.
Q87. In the poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’, the speaker’s inability to understand the language of the song suggests that:
A Language acts as a barrier to emotional connection. B Meaning in poetry depends on literal comprehension. C Emotional truth transcends linguistic boundaries. D The song loses significance without translation. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Emotional truth transcends linguistic boundaries.
Q88. The violin’s effect as mentioned in “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day” includes all except:
A Jealousy B Fury C Pain D Piety E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Piety
Q89. In Alfred Tennyson’s “Ulysses”, which image is used to represent experience ?
A A rising sun B An archway C A flowing river D A burning flame E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: An archway
Q90. The concluding lines of the poem “On His Twenty Third Birthday” reflect:
A Rebellion of the poet B Negative thought of the poet C Acceptance of God’s will D Rejection of God’s will E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Acceptance of God’s will
Q91. To which of the following Shakespearean characters does Eliot compare Prufrock to ?
A Orlando B Macduff C Shylock D Polonius E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Polonius
Q92. Choose the correct option:
The Inductive Method of Grammar teaching is preferred, because
A It starts with some examples from which rule is inferred. B It starts with some rules and is followed by examples. C Only real contexts are allowed. D Only pictures are used. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: It starts with some examples from which rule is inferred.
Q93. In the poem “The Sunne – Rising”, the speaker declares that love does not answer to “hours, days, months”. What phrase does he use to describe these unities of time ?
A The chains of age B The cycle of death C The rags of time D The thieves of joy E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The rags of time
Q94. Students repeat dialogues several times to develop correct language habits. This is typical of:
A Communicative Language Teaching B Audio Lingual Method C Direct Method D Grammar Translation Method E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Audio Lingual Method
Q95. A teacher organizes information gap activities where students share information to complete tasks. The teacher is using:
A Structural Method B Communicative Language Teaching C Grammar Translation Method D Audio Lingual Method E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Communicative Language Teaching
Q96. A teacher deletes every seventh word from an English passage and asks the students to restore the missing words. This type of test item is known as:
A Discrete test B Cloze test C Transformation test D Information gap test E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Cloze test
Q97. Consider the following statements regarding composition teaching:
(A) The aim of teaching composition to students is to enable them to present their ideas logically and systematically.
(B) Through compositions, learners develop their communicative competence.
Which option is correct ?
A Statement (A) is true, (B) is false. B Statement (B) is true, (A) is false. C Both the Statements (A) and (B) are true. D Both the Statements (A) and (B) are false. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Both the Statements (A) and (B) are true.
Q98. A teacher repeatedly makes the learners practice sentence patterns such as ‘This is a pen’ and ‘That is a book’. This is characteristic of:
A Communicative Language Teaching B Direct Method C Structural Method D Grammar Translation Method E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Structural Method
Q99. According to J.A. Bright, the more advantageous order of teaching English language activities is –
A Understanding → Speaking → Reading → Writing B Speaking → Understanding → Writing → Reading C Understanding → Speaking → Writing → Reading D Reading → Writing → Speaking → Understanding E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Understanding → Speaking → Writing → Reading
Q100. Which one of the following is not correct about Direct Method of second language teaching ?
A Direct Association between thought and words. B Stress is laid on functional grammar and not on theoretical grammar. C Inhibition of mother tongue. D Emphasis is laid on speaking words and not on full sentence. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Emphasis is laid on speaking words and not on full sentence.
Q101. Which one of the following theory of learning draws upon the theoretical works of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky ?
A Cooperative Language Learning B Natural Learning C Direct Learning D Silent Learning E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Cooperative Language Learning
Q102. The first signs of writing in children are seen in the form of: –
A Grammar exercises B Conventional spellings C Scribbling D Paragraph writing E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Scribbling
Q103. Who among the following defined ‘Validation’ as the process of constructing an argument about the interpretations and uses made from test scores ?
A Messick B Palmer C Bachman D Douglas E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Messick
Q104. ‘Sarah made children memorize an English poem and recite it fluently.’ Why does this text mean that actual speaking did not take place ?
A Children spoke very slowly. B Children did not know the meaning of the poem. C Children forgot some lines. D Children used Hindi language. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Children did not know the meaning of the poem.
Q106. Reading without understanding is only the mechanical act of –
A Saying aloud the sounds in the words B Writing letters C Drawing symbols D Memorizing stories E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Saying aloud the sounds in the words